Micha Powell, a senior in the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, was a member of the Canadian Olympic team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro

Director of the Povich Center George Solomon writes his annual spring column on happenings in the sports journalism world.

How can student-athletes harness their power to support the LGBT community? That’s the question panelists sought to answer when UMD Athletics teamed up with Athlete Ally and Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians to discuss LGBT issues.

Meet the three University of Maryland students who will be interning at some of the country’s top sports news organizations.

On their midterm, students in Professor George Solomon’s JOUR328 class were asked to answer this question. “If Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were opposing football coaches, how would you columnize on their impending clash? Keep under 500 words and predict the winner.

The National Hockey League will mark its 100th anniversary in 2017. Like with any sport, reporters, columnists and more recently bloggers have played an integral role in covering the NHL.

For the Spring 2016 JOUR459G class, students were asked to write about sports experiences from their childhood. Former Maryland gymnast Karen Tang wrote two stories – one from her childhood and one from her college career.

How can student-athletes harness their power to support the LGBT community? That’s the question panelists sought to answer when UMD Athletics teamed up with Athlete Ally and Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians to discuss LGBT issues.